The town of Laurel is in Prince George's County. However, much of the real estate and residential communities are located in Howard County.

Laurel real estate is situated in southern Howard County.

It means:

*A dynamic employment market for county residents
*A healthy real estate market for county employees
*A quality school system for county families
*A variety of home prices to accommodate home owners who prefer to work in the county in which they live.

Howard is uniquely situated in the center of the thriving Baltimore/Washington business corridor. This is the fourth largest market in the country.
The caliber of employees in this area offer employment to a highly educated and abundant work force.
Howard County is a short 10-30 minute ride to the Baltimore Washington International Airport offering access to business/education/research partners from all over the world.

Howard County offers a dynamic
employment market

HOWARD COUNTY offers a dynamic employment market.

Major Employers in Howard County, MD

Companies with 500 or more employees

Arbitron Inc.
650 employees
Columbia, MD, 21046 Vice President of Operations
410-312-8000
Media information

Ascend One
550 employees
Columbia, MD
Consumer debt management counseling

BGE Home Products & Services, Inc.
500 employees
Columbia, MD
Consumer products

Giant Food, Inc.
1450 employees
Landover, MD
Food distribution & retail stores

Howard Community College
1304 employees
Columbia, MD
Community college

Howard County General Hospital, a member of Johns Hopkins Medicine
1700 employees
Columbia, MD
Health care

Howard County Government
2035 employees
Ellicott City, MD
County Government

Howard County Public Schools
6750 employees
Ellicott City, MD
Public school system

Humanim
556 employees
Columbia, MD
Non-profit organization serving individuals with disabilities

Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory
3600 employees
Laurel, MD
Engineering, research and development

Magellan Health Services
650 employees
Columbia, MD
Behavioral health care management

Maryland Health Enterprises
750 employees
Ellicott City, MD
Health services

MICROS Systems, Inc.
700 employees
Columbia, MD
Software Development for hospitality industry

Neighbor Care, Inc.
700 employees
Annapolis Junction, MD
Medical equipment and pharmaceuticals

SAIC
1100 employees
Columbia, MD
Research and engineering

SYSCO Food Services of Baltimore
760 employees
Jessup, MD
Wholesale food distributor

The Columbia Association
1300 employees
Columbia, MD
Non-profit organization managing Columbia

Turf Valley Resort & Conference Center
500 employees
Ellicott City, MD
Hotel and country club

U.S. Foodservice, Inc.
500 employees
Columbia, MD
U.S. Headquarters for food distributor

Verizon Wireless
1000 employees
Laurel, MD
Customer service headquarters and operations center

W. R. Grace and Company
800 employees
Columbia, MD
Headquarters and chemical research and development

Homes in Howard County, MD
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